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Julie Gillenwater
Employed by: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences, 1991, Marshall University
Certifications: Ohio Class III Water Supply
Summary: Ms. Gillenwater worked as a laboratory analyst in a surface water treatment plant. She left the water plant to begin working at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Division of Drinking & Ground Waters (DDAGW) Southwest District Office (SWDO) where she worked at SWDO as a survey officer for two years, then transferred to OEPA's Central Office in Columbus. She currently works as an Operations Consultant in DDAGW.
Organizations: AWWA member, Small Systems Committee-Chair
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Bret E. Norton, P.E.
Employed by: PDR Engineering
Education: M.S., Civil Engineering, 1991, University of Cincinnati
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1988, University of Cincinnati
Certifications: Civil Engineering in Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky
Summary: Mr. Norton has been actively involved in civil and environmental engineering for over 11 years. His experience includes water distribution studies and modeling; water system master plans; designs of iron removal, lime softening, membrane softening, zeolite softening, and surface water treatment facilities; sewer and open channel flow monitoring; storm water management; design of water and wastewater disinfection and dechlorination improvements; design of distribution and collection facilities; designs of pump stations and force mains; and river modeling. He has served as project manager or project engineer for municipal, industrial and federal facilities. Mr. Norton's area of expertise includes Project Management of hydraulic systems and treatment facilities.
Organizations: Storm water Advisory Board, City of Forest Park
Planning and Zoning Commissioner, City of Forest Park
National Society of Professional Engineers
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Who's Who, Environmental Registry
American Water Works Association, Committee Member - Ohio Small Systems
First Vice-Chair, Ohio Southwest District
Chair, Kentucky North Central District
Member of the AWWA MAC
Water Environment Federation
Association of Board of Certification for Water Operator Testing
Engineers and Scientists of Cincinnati
Who's Who of Environmental Managers
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Mike Leis
Employed by: Culligan Industrial Water Systems, Inc.
Certifications: Ohio Class III Water Supply, Ohio Class III Wastewater Operator
Summary: Mr. Leis has been in the water business for 24 years. In 1976, he started installing water meters for the Village of Elida. In January 1983, he started full-time with the Village of Elida in the water & wastewater fields, working there for 11½ years. In 1994, he began working with Industrial Water Systems, Inc., where he is involved with commercial, industrial & municipal water treatment. His work entails installation, service & troubleshooting of ion exchange, carbon, depth filtration, greensand, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, deionization and various other water treatment systems. These systems have been surface water and ground water and have ranged from 1 gpm to 1 MGD or above. He often works with Ohio EPA, helping public water systems comply with regulations and acquire plan approval for new treatment systems. He has been involved in various pilot studies where he has handled Ohio EPA protocol and sampling procedures to ensure plan approval for new treatment technologies for the State of Ohio and our public water systems.
Organizations: AWWA member; Small Systems Committee member
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Jeffrey A. Sewert
Employed by: Village of Lewisburg
Certifications: Ohio Class III Water Supply, Ohio Class III Wastewater Operator
Summary: Mr Sewert has worked for the Village of Lewisburg for the last 20 years. He was the service superintendent for 10 years, overseeing street, curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs and new installation; park maintenance and improvement; a mandatory curb-side recycling program (that began 9 years ago); and, superintendent of the water and wastewater treatment facilities. Seven full-time and four part-time persons make up the Lewisburg service department. The Lewisburg water treatment plant is a groundwater lime-softening plant and has a daily flow of approximately 250,000 gallons. One of the largest water consumers in the village is US Precision Glass, an industry employing some 175 persons. During his employment with the village, Mr. Sewert has been involved with the procurement of numerous grants, including those for an extensive water plant addition, storm sewer improvements, extension of water lines and road rebuilding. Presently, the village is constructing a 500,000 gallon water tower, for which they procured a $600,000 interest-free loan. Effective April 1, 1999, Mr. Sewert became the Village Administrator for the Village of Lewisburg.
Organizations: AWWA member, Small Systems Committee member
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Stuart A. Smith, CGWP
Employed by: Smith-Comeskey Ground Water Science (partner)
Education: M.S., Environmental Biology, 1984, The Ohio State University
B.A., Earth Science and Biology, 1977, Wittenberg University
Certification: Certified Ground Water Professional (NGWA)
Registration: Registered geologist, Kentucky
Summary: Stu has been actively involved in the ground water science and technology field since 1979. He served as a research associate and education program coordinator for the National Ground Water Association, 1979-1983, and taught ground water technology program courses for Wright State University. Since 1983 (and since 1996 in partnership with Allen Comeskey, CPG), he has been providing hydrogeologic and ground-water microbiological analysis and consultation (specifically on performance problems in wells and water systems and their maintenance and rehabilitation), wellfield planning, and contract research for organizations such as AWWARF and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Stu is author/co-author of a large number of publications on well maintenance and rehabilitation, biofouling in these systems, and drilling and well construction.
Organizations: National Ground Water Association; American Society for Microbiology; American Water Works Association; American Society for Testing and Materials; Ohio Academy of Science (Hydrogeology Div.). AWWA Ohio Section Small Systems Development Committee and Water for People Section Committee; AWWA-WEF-APHA joint technical group section 9240, iron and sulfur bacteria; AWWA Groundwater Committee; ASTM Committee D18.21 on groundwater investigations; NGWA SDWA Task Force and GWDR liaison to EPA; Ada-Liberty Township Ground Water Protection Committee.
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Jill A. Schiefer
Employed by: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Education: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, 1987, The Ohio State University
Summary: Ms. Schiefer started in the water industry as a project manager for AD+Soil, Inc., overseeing the removal of lime sludge from water plants to be used to enhance the soil for area farmers. In 1990, she began working as an Environmental Scientist for the Ohio EPA, in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Northwest District Office-Bowling Green. She has responsibility for about 100 community and non-transient ground water systems in six counties. She works closely with her systems to provide safe, potable and adequate drinking water that meet federal and state regulations and standards..
Organizations: AWWA Member, Small System Committee Member
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Doug Keller
Employed by: Village of Carey (Director of Water & Wastewater)
Education: Associate Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering
Certifications: Ohio Class I Water Supply, Ohio Class III Wastewater Operator, backflow certificate from OTCO, and a Ohio Class II wastewater analyst
Summary: Mr. Keller is the Director of Water and Wastewater at the Village of Carey, 3700. The water treatment plant is chlorination only. He has three years municipal water treatment experience and fourteen years wastewater experience.
Organizations: AWWA Small Systems Committee member; OWEA Operations Committee member
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Mark J. Verbsky, R. S.
Employed by: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Education: Bachelor of Arts in History, The Ohio State University, 1982
Certifications: Registered Sanitarian, State of Ohio, 1992, Pool/ Spa Operations, Hazardous Materials Technician, Ohio Class III Water Supply
Summary: Mr. Verbsky is an Environmental Specialist with the Ohio EPA in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Central District Office, Columbus. He has dealt almost exclusively with Non-Community water systems since joining the Agency in 1994. He has been involved with water systems since first joining the Logan County Health Department in 1989. In the time between graduation from the Ohio State University and becoming involved with water systems, Mr. Verbsky worked in the private sector in food service and in the soft drink industry.
Organizations: AWWA member, Small Systems Committee member
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Richard C. Wackerly
Employed by: Ohio Department of Transportation
Certifications: Ohio Class III Water Supply, Ohio Class III Wastewater Operator
Summary: Employed by The Ohio Department of Transportation for the past 17 years working in the package plants for the department in both water and waste water. He is a consultant for small community water plants, such as villages and trailer courts.
Organizations: AWWA member; Small Systems Committee member, WEF member
